Illuminations for the King of Kings
Illustration★★★There is an account come of the arrival of King George, and a great rejoicing for it in Edinburgh. I see the fires and illuminations of that city refiected on the skies. O, how will the heavens reflect and shine with illuminations, when the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, shall erect his tribunal in the clouds, and come in his own glory, and his Father’s glory, and in the glory of the holy angels! O, what a heartzome day will that be! When Christ, who is our life, shali appear, then shall we appear with him in glory. We shall then lift up our heads with joy, because it shall be a time of refresir ing from the presence of the Lord. Ebenezer Erskine.
The point
Watching Edinburgh's celebratory fireworks for King George, preacher Ebenezer Erskine reflects that they are nothing compared to the far greater glory that will illuminate the skies when Christ, the King of Kings, returns.